Pratt joined the Swire group in 1978 and will have been chairman of the group in Hong Kong and chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways for eight years on his retirement.

Slosar, 57, joined Swire in 1980. He was appointed managing director of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. in 1996, managing director of Swire Beverages in 1998, and chief operating officer of Cathay Pacific Airways in 2007.

He became chief executive in 2011 and is also chairman of Swire Beverages and of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines. Slosar has degrees from Columbia University in the United States and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.

Chu, 51, joined Cathay Pacific Airways in 1984 and has worked with the company in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Australia. He is also chairman of AHK Air Hong Kong.

Chu holds a master’s degree in commerce from the University of New South Wales in Australia and a bachelor’s degree in social science from the University of Hong Kong.